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世界素食日

2020-12-28胡杨

中学生英语·阅读与写作 2020年9期

关键词：素食谷物饥饿

胡杨

The 1st of October is World Vegetarian Day.

十月一日是世界素食日。

*History of World Vegetarian Day

*世界素食日的历史

World Vegetarian Day was started in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society. The day makes quite a lot of people pay more attention2 to health3 problems. World Vegetarian Day is to encourage4 you in a new way of living！

世界素食日是由北美素食协会于1977年发起的。这个节日让很多人更加关注健康问题。世界素食日是为了鼓励你以一种新的方式去生活！

*Whats so great about going vegetarian？

*吃素有什么好处呢？

First of all， you can save animals. Whats more， vegetarianism5 can help us lose weight6 and help us with our health. So you can save more food for many hungry7 people around the world.

首先，你可以拯救动物。此外，素食可以帮助我们减肥，并有助于我们的健康。这样你就可以为世界上许多饥饿的人省下更多的食物。

*What happens on World Vegetarian Day？

*世界素食日会发生什么？

World Vegetarian Day is not an official8 holiday， so businesses， schools， and government9 offices are still on. Many vegetarian organizations10 use this day to tell people about the benefits11 of vegetarianism. Many food restaurants sell only vegetarian meals for the day.

世界素食日不是法定假日，所以企業、学校和政府单位都照常上班。许多素食组织利用这一天来告诉人们素食主义的好处。许多餐馆当天只提供素食餐。

Try something new on this World Vegetarian Day！So what are some ways to celebrate12 World Vegetarian Day？ Glad you asked！Here are some ways：

在这个世界素食日尝试一些新的东西吧！那么，用什么方式来庆祝世界素食日呢？很高兴你这么问！下面有几种方式：

1. Host your own vegetarian dinner party！Dont eat mutton， beef， fish， and meat that day.

1 举办自己的素食晚宴！在那天不要吃羊肉、牛肉、鱼和猪肉。

2. Bring vegetarian food to share13 with classmates on the weekend. You can invite14 friends， family， classmates and show them all what theyre missing—not meat， but some delicious meat-free recipes15！

2 周末带上素食与同学分享。你可以邀请朋友、家人、同学，向他们展示他们缺少的东西——不是肉，而是一些美味的无肉食谱！

3. Go to a vegetarian food festival.

3 参加素食节。

4. Try16 going for a day with no meat even if you are not vegetarian. See how it feels to eat only fruit， and grains17 for a day or eat a meal with no meat once a week.

4 即使你不是素食主义者，也试一下一天不吃肉。看看一天只吃水果和谷物是什么感觉，或者试着每周吃一次无肉餐。

5. Learn some things new about vegetables and fruit that you dont know.

5 学习你不知道的关于蔬菜和水果的新知识。

6. Put up FREE vegetarian posters18.

6 张贴“免费素食”宣传海报。

7. You could also write a letter to radio station.

7 你也可以写信给广播电台。

8. Buy a vegetarian cookbook. Try out some new recipes that look interesting. Bring in your favorite recipes or cookbooks to share.

8 买一本素食食谱。尝试做些新菜谱上看起来有趣的菜，带上你最喜歡的食谱或烹饪书去和人分享。

9. If you can， visit a zoo. In a zoo， you can see many cute animals， like panda， tiger， elephant， koala， and lion.

9 如果可以的话，去动物园看看。在动物园里，你可以看到许多可爱的动物，像熊猫、老虎、大象、考拉和狮子。

10. Go to the movies to watch a food film.